About the Role
Lincoln International is seeking an experienced Vice President to join its European Healthcare team in London. This role requires strong execution expertise, emerging origination capabilities, and a passion for building a leading healthcare M&A franchise across Europe. The position offers exposure across healthcare services, pharma services, and the broader healthcare value chain, with responsibility for leading transactions and developing client relationships in a dynamic, cross-border environment. The ideal candidate will be AI-forward, comfortable using AI tools for research, drafting, analysis, and process execution, while maintaining rigorous quality control and confidentiality.
Responsibilities
- Lead the execution of M&A transactions end-to-end, often across multiple concurrent processes.
- Take responsibility for process management, including timelines, coordination of advisors, and delivery of key milestones.
- Produce and review transaction marketing materials, financial models, and valuation analyses.
- Lead due diligence workstreams, including data room management, Q&A, and interaction with clients, counterparties, and advisers.
- Act as a key day-to-day client contact, supporting relationship development with management teams and investors.
- Contribute to business development through preparation of pitches, sector insights, and participation in client meetings.
- Manage, train, and develop Associates and Analysts, ensuring high-quality output and timely delivery.
- Apply AI tools and practical workflows to enhance execution efficiency, while maintaining appropriate oversight and judgement.
Requirements
- 6–10 years of relevant experience in M&A advisory, with a strong track record of executing transactions; healthcare experience preferred.
- Experience managing transaction processes and leading multiple workstreams concurrently.
- Demonstrated ability to support business development and contribute to client relationship building.
- Strong financial modelling, valuation, and analytical skills, with solid business judgement.
- Experience managing and developing Analysts and Associates.
- Clear and effective communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with clients and colleagues.
- Proactive and self-motivated approach, with the ability to operate in a dynamic environment.
- Familiarity with AI tools and an interest in applying them to improve research, analysis, and execution efficiency.
- Not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status.
Skills
- M&A advisory
- Transaction execution
- Client management
- Business development
- Financial modelling
- Valuation
- Analytical skills
- AI tools
- Process execution
- Communication skills
Location
- London
Work Type
- Hybrid
- In office collaboration
- Remote option on Fridays
Experience Level
- Vice President
- Experienced
Benefits
- Unique, flexible culture that rewards initiative
- Unrivalled deal flow and learning opportunities
- True mid-cap approach with small deal teams and extensive client exposure
- Cross-border contexts
- Exposure to a broad range of healthcare subsectors
- Entrepreneurial spirit and flat hierarchies
- Meaningful team exposure to seasoned senior bankers
- Opportunity to make a valued contribution and have an impact
- Steep learning curve in corporate finance, valuation, strategic thinking, and client management
- Extensive Training Curriculum at all levels
- Opportunity to participate in US and European Secondment Programs
- Mentoring Scheme
- Onboarding sessions
- Structured developmental feedback
- Chance to build career within a growth environment
About the Company
- Lincoln International, Inc. is a trusted investment banking advisor to business owners, senior executives of leading private equity firms, and their portfolio companies, as well as public and privately held companies.
- Services include mergers and acquisitions advisory, private funds and capital markets advisory, and valuations and fairness opinions.
- The global enterprise comprises a tightly integrated team of more than 1,400 professionals in over 30 offices in 14 countries.
- Offers an unobstructed perspective on global private capital markets, backed by superb execution and a deep commitment to client success.
- Possesses extensive industry knowledge and relationships, timely market intelligence, and strategic insights.
- Fosters deep, productive client relationships that endure for decades.
- Success is a direct outcome of the strength of its people.
- Encourages diversity of thought and creates talent density by attracting, retaining, and engaging high performers from all demographics, backgrounds, and perspectives.
- Values diversity, equity, and inclusion as a catalyst to foster innovation, creative problem-solving, access the best candidates, and adapt to a dynamic, competitive environment.
- Believes employing a diverse team and valuing unique perspectives better serves client needs.
Equal Opportunity
- Lincoln International is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
- Encourages reading more about commitment to diversity and Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) efforts.
